FALL 2024: California, the West, and Other Americana: With selections from the Estate of Ron Lerch.
24 September - 8 October 2024

  • Michel-Jean Cazabon, Maraval Dike, from "Views of Trinidad", 1851
    Michel-Jean Cazabon
    Maraval Dike, from "Views of Trinidad", 1851
    Lithograph
    12 x 15 inches
    EPH.24.04
    Sold
  • [Gold Rush], Dramatic Gold Rush Letter with Vivid Descriptions of Murder, Gambling, Profanity and Other Hazards, 1850
    [Gold Rush]
    Dramatic Gold Rush Letter with Vivid Descriptions of Murder, Gambling, Profanity and Other Hazards, 1850
    Manuscript pages (6)
    Pages each 9 1/2 x 8 inches
    Approximately 1630 words.
    ALEP 12
    Sold
  • Martin Mason Hazeltine, 178 Miners at the Sierra Buttes Mine, 1860s
    Martin Mason Hazeltine
    178 Miners at the Sierra Buttes Mine, 1860s
    Albumen print
    7 x 9 inches; mount 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
    With manuscript caption mount recto.
    $ 2,000.00
    AL 371
  • [Graves and Co.], Unrecorded Circular Advertising "Advantage or Marked Back Playing Cards", 1860s
    [Graves and Co.]
    Unrecorded Circular Advertising "Advantage or Marked Back Playing Cards", 1860s
    Letterpress circular
    8 x 10 inches
    EPH.24 01
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  • Unknown, Early Folk Art Depiction of the Barracks and a Game of Lawn Tennis on Angel Island, 1870s(?)
    Unknown
    Early Folk Art Depiction of the Barracks and a Game of Lawn Tennis on Angel Island, 1870s(?)
    Mixed media on paper affixed to board
    4 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches; mount 7 1/2 x 12 inches
    With manuscript caption and decorative border.
    AL.EP 03
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  • [C.C. Darling], Journal of a Stage Driver Who Operated a Line Between Downieville, Sierra City, and Truckee, CA, 1875
    [C.C. Darling]
    Journal of a Stage Driver Who Operated a Line Between Downieville, Sierra City, and Truckee, CA, 1875
    Pocket diary; manuscript pages (approx. 100)
    AL.EP 51
    Sold
  • [Meyer's Hotel], Daybook of a Short-Lived, Gold-Rush Hotel in El Dorado County, CA, 1871-78
    [Meyer's Hotel]
    Daybook of a Short-Lived, Gold-Rush Hotel in El Dorado County, CA, 1871-78
    Manuscript pages (approx. 200)
    11 1/2 x 5 inches
    ALEP 60
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  • Henry Allen, the "Emigrant Convict", Unrecorded Eight-Page Compendium of "Thieves Slang" Written by a Reformed Career Criminal, c. 1873
    Henry Allen, the "Emigrant Convict"
    Unrecorded Eight-Page Compendium of "Thieves Slang" Written by a Reformed Career Criminal, c. 1873
    8 manuscript pages on 4 sheets
    Sheets each 12 x 8 inches
    $ 3,000.00
  • J.W. Leftwich, Advertising Cabinet Card Showing a Marble Bouquet Produced by Boyce and Vesper of Sacramento, c. 1877
    J.W. Leftwich
    Advertising Cabinet Card Showing a Marble Bouquet Produced by Boyce and Vesper of Sacramento, c. 1877
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit mount recto and "Boyce and Vosper" stamp mount verso.
    AL 530
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  • Samuel A. Wolfe, Vignette Showing the Good Templar's Home for Orphans in Vallejo, CA, c. 1870
    Samuel A. Wolfe
    Vignette Showing the Good Templar's Home for Orphans in Vallejo, CA, c. 1870
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit and subjects' identification mount recto.
    $ 400.00
    AL998
  • [Henry D. Cogswell], Archive of Photographs, Drawings, Manuscripts and Printed Matter Related to an Eccentric Californian Philanthropist, 1870s-90s
    [Henry D. Cogswell]
    Archive of Photographs, Drawings, Manuscripts and Printed Matter Related to an Eccentric Californian Philanthropist, 1870s-90s
    Albumen prints (10); ink drawings (2); manuscript and typescript pages (approx. 47); and engravings (12)
    Various sizes
    $ 3,600.00
    COL.24
  • Thomas Houseworth, Cabinet Card Portrait of Californio General and Statesman Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
    Thomas Houseworth
    Cabinet Card Portrait of Californio General and Statesman Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
    With Houseworth's credit and subject's identification mount recto.
    AL 1024
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  • Juan B. Wandesforde, attrib., Late 19th-Century Landscape Painting of the Calaveras Canyon Before it was Dammed by the Spring Valley Water Company, 1880s
    Juan B. Wandesforde, attrib.
    Late 19th-Century Landscape Painting of the Calaveras Canyon Before it was Dammed by the Spring Valley Water Company, 1880s
    Oil on canvas
    18 x 24 inches
    With affixed paper label verso.
    $ 4,000.00
    JBW001
  • W.A. Clinch, Cabinet Card View of Malakoff Diggins, Nevada County, CA, 1870s
    W.A. Clinch
    Cabinet Card View of Malakoff Diggins, Nevada County, CA, 1870s
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and notations, in pencil, verso.
    AL 53
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  • C.C. Pierce, Bird's Eye View of Redondo Beach, CA, 1880s
    C.C. Pierce
    Bird's Eye View of Redondo Beach, CA, 1880s
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
    With Pierce's credit mount verso and lengthy printed caption mount recto.
    AL 804
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  • Uknown, Group Portrait of a Female Drill Club in Oroville, CA, 1880s
    Uknown
    Group Portrait of a Female Drill Club in Oroville, CA, 1880s
    Albumen print
    7 x 9 inches overall
    With location's identification, in pencil, mount verso.
    $ 500.00
    AL1299
  • [Costa Rica], Twelve 19th-Century Views of Daily Life Costa Rica, 1880s
    [Costa Rica]
    Twelve 19th-Century Views of Daily Life Costa Rica, 1880s
    Albumen prints (12); one hand-colored
    Most 7 1/4 x 9 inches; one smaller
    Mounted double-sided to six sheets, with manuscript captions on sheets
    $ 1,800.00
    AE24.COL.001
  • [Hornitos Saloon], Group Portrait of '49 Gold Rushers Including Black Pioneer Moses Rogers, c. 1889
    [Hornitos Saloon]
    Group Portrait of '49 Gold Rushers Including Black Pioneer Moses Rogers, c. 1889
    Albumen print
    5 x 8 1/2 inches
    With subjects' identifications, in pencil, mount verso.
    AL 533
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  • Hosea Q. Morton, Portrait of Longtime Notable Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Resident Edward B. Ayler, 1880s
    Hosea Q. Morton
    Portrait of Longtime Notable Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Resident Edward B. Ayler, 1880s
    Albumen print
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    With photographer's backmark and subject's ID, in pencil, verso.
    $ 1,000.00
    CDV.24 22
  • Charles Eisenmann, Cabinet Card Portrait of George Karlavagn, the Tattooed Man, 1880s
    Charles Eisenmann
    Cabinet Card Portrait of George Karlavagn, the Tattooed Man, 1880s
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit mount recto and subject's identification, in pencil, mount verso.
    CAB.24.18
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  • [Pete McCarro's Restaurant], Dynamic Storefront View of an El Paso Restaurant and its Multicultural Patrons, 1880s
    [Pete McCarro's Restaurant]
    Dynamic Storefront View of an El Paso Restaurant and its Multicultural Patrons, 1880s
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; mount 7 x 9
    With manuscript notations, in pencil, on mount verso and recto.
    $ 1,500.00
    AL.TX 02
  • Garden City Foto Co., Interior View of the Pasadena-Based Shop of Bamboo Furniture Manufacturer Chuck Jung, 1890s
    Garden City Foto Co.
    Interior View of the Pasadena-Based Shop of Bamboo Furniture Manufacturer Chuck Jung, 1890s
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; mount 7 x 10 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and verso, and subject's identification in negative.
    ATQ.24 46
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  • [Sun Sun Wo Co.], Group of Receipts and Notes from a Chinese American Dry Goods Store in Gold Country, 1890s
    [Sun Sun Wo Co.]
    Group of Receipts and Notes from a Chinese American Dry Goods Store in Gold Country, 1890s
    Manuscript on printed pages (20)
    Various sizes, most 3 x 5 inches
    With text in English and Chinese characters on both sides
    AL.EP 15
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  • George Partridge, Portrait of Sam Wing Sing, 1890s
    George Partridge
    Portrait of Sam Wing Sing, 1890s
    Albumen print
    6 /12 x 4 1/4 inches
    With photographer's credit mount recto and subject's stamped ID and address mount verso.
    AL 848
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  • Harrington, Photographic Display Showcasing Views of Sonora, CA, 1902
    Harrington
    Photographic Display Showcasing Views of Sonora, CA, 1902
    Printing-out-paper print
    9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; mount 11 x 7 1/2 inches
    $ 750.00
    AL 524
  • [Klondike Gold Rush], Group Portrait of Fortune-Seekers Posed in front of F.A. Jones "Alaska Outfitter" Cash Store in Portland, OR, 1890s
    [Klondike Gold Rush]
    Group Portrait of Fortune-Seekers Posed in front of F.A. Jones "Alaska Outfitter" Cash Store in Portland, OR, 1890s
    Printing-out-paper print
    7 x 9 inches
    $ 600.00
    AL 999
  • John Martin Blankenburg, Sitka Dancers at Potlatch in Klukwan, Alaska, 1900
    John Martin Blankenburg
    Sitka Dancers at Potlatch in Klukwan, Alaska, 1900
    Printing-out-paper print
    6 x 8 inches; paper mount 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit in negative.
    $ 600.00
    AL1000
  • [Klondike Gold Rush], Double-Sided Circular for "Klondike Goods" Sold by Shreve & Barber Co. of San Francisco, 1890s
    [Klondike Gold Rush]
    Double-Sided Circular for "Klondike Goods" Sold by Shreve & Barber Co. of San Francisco, 1890s
    Letterpress on pink paper
    10 x 7 inches
    AL.EP 04
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  • [Mugshot], Carte-de-visite of an Identified Chinese-American Man Arrested for Hydraulic Mining, 1887
    [Mugshot]
    Carte-de-visite of an Identified Chinese-American Man Arrested for Hydraulic Mining, 1887
    Albumen print
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    With subject's identification in the negative and affixed paper label verso.
    AL.996
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  • [Marcel Lubet], Wanted Poster for an Embezzler from New Orleans in Mexico, c. 1900
    [Marcel Lubet]
    Wanted Poster for an Embezzler from New Orleans in Mexico, c. 1900
    Letterpress on paper
    9 1/2 x 9 inches
    With affixed cyanotype portrait.
    $ 750.00
    ALEP05
  • [Wheatland Hop Riot], Wanted Poster for the Falsely-Accused Labor Leaders Richard "Blackie" Ford and Herman D. Suhr, 1913
    [Wheatland Hop Riot]
    Wanted Poster for the Falsely-Accused Labor Leaders Richard "Blackie" Ford and Herman D. Suhr, 1913
    Letterpress on paper
    11 x 7 1/2 inches
    Printed by Morrisey Press, Marysville, CA
    ALEP09
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  • [Folsom Prison], Mugshot Portrait of R.H. Cook, Burglar of the Western Hotel, 1911
    [Folsom Prison]
    Mugshot Portrait of R.H. Cook, Burglar of the Western Hotel, 1911
    Silver print collaged to board
    4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches overall
    With manuscript caption mount recto.
    $ 300.00
    AL997
  • [Carson City], Early Bird's Eye View Photo of Nevada's Capitol City, 1870
    [Carson City]
    Early Bird's Eye View Photo of Nevada's Capitol City, 1870
    Printing-out-paper print
    4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; mount 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
    With manuscript caption mount recto and period ink notations on print recto. Printed c. 1890.
    $ 1,000.00
    ALNV44
  • [Con A. Ahern], Broadside and Handbill for a Nevada State Senate Campaign, c. 1902
    [Con A. Ahern]
    Broadside and Handbill for a Nevada State Senate Campaign, c. 1902
    Letterpress on colored paper (2)
    From 5 1/2 x 9 inches to 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
    One printed by William Sotherland, Virgina, NV.
    $ 2,250.00
    ALEP 08
  • [Goldfield Monthly Scout], Rare Circular Reporting Local Events in the Infamous Nevada Gold Rush Town, 1912
    [Goldfield Monthly Scout]
    Rare Circular Reporting Local Events in the Infamous Nevada Gold Rush Town, 1912
    Typescript newsletter
    9 x 13 inches
    ALEP 59
    Sold
  • [Fisher Saloon], Interior Shot of a Legendary Nevada Watering Hole and its Infamous Propriator, 1900s
    [Fisher Saloon]
    Interior Shot of a Legendary Nevada Watering Hole and its Infamous Propriator, 1900s
    Silver print
    6 x 8 inches
    With subjects' and location's identification, in pencil, verso.
    AL.NV 72
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  • Stephen Photo Studio, Portrait of Burnette Haskell alongside J.J. Callahan When They Were Editors for Colorado's "The Labor Enquirer", 1887
    Stephen Photo Studio
    Portrait of Burnette Haskell alongside J.J. Callahan When They Were Editors for Colorado's "The Labor Enquirer", 1887
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 inches
    With photographer's credit mount recto and Haskell's identification, in ink, mount recto.
    $ 1,250.00
    AL 932
  • [Foreign Labor Bureau], Exterior View of the Headquarters for Foreign Labor in Sacramento, CA, 1910s
    [Foreign Labor Bureau]
    Exterior View of the Headquarters for Foreign Labor in Sacramento, CA, 1910s
    Silver print
    5 x 7 inches; mount 7 x 9 inches
    AL 523
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  • [Labor Movement], Group of Ten Posters Related to Sacramento-Area Protests and Causes, c. 1930
    [Labor Movement]
    Group of Ten Posters Related to Sacramento-Area Protests and Causes, c. 1930
    Mimeographed-typescripts on paper (10)
    Various sizes
    Some with mimeographed-woodcut illustrations
    ALEP17
    Sold
  • [Sisson Band], Group Shot of an Orchestra from a theShort-Lived Mining Town of Troy, AZ, 1900s
    [Sisson Band]
    Group Shot of an Orchestra from a theShort-Lived Mining Town of Troy, AZ, 1900s
    Printing-out-paper print
    6 x 8 inches; mount 8 x 10 inches
    ALAZ51
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  • [Floral Studies], Album of Botanical Specimens from Australia, California, and England, 1900s
    [Floral Studies]
    Album of Botanical Specimens from Australia, California, and England, 1900s
    Sketch album; watercolor and colored pencil illustrations (57)
    Album overall measures 7 x 10 1/2 inches
    $ 550.00
    ALB25-22
  • [Luther Burbank], Substantial Photographic Archive Documenting the Work of the Famed Botanist and Agricultural Scientist, 1910s-20s
    [Luther Burbank]
    Substantial Photographic Archive Documenting the Work of the Famed Botanist and Agricultural Scientist, 1910s-20s
    Silver prints (225)
    Various sizes; most 6 x 8 inches, some smaller, a few larger
    With publisher's credit and specimen identification, in colored pencil, verso
    Sold
  • [Florida], Pair of Albums Titlled "Gems of Daytona, Fla", 1900s
    [Florida]
    Pair of Albums Titlled "Gems of Daytona, Fla", 1900s
    Photo albums (2); Silver prints (15) and photogravures (23)
    Most 3 1/4 x 10 inches, a few smaller
    With printed captions in negative.
    $ 1,800.00
    ALB.24.001
  • Todd Studio, Los Angeles, Three-Part Panorama of a "Startling Gold Strike" in Mohave County, AZ, 1900s
    Todd Studio, Los Angeles
    Three-Part Panorama of a "Startling Gold Strike" in Mohave County, AZ, 1900s
    Silver prints (3)
    8 x 27 1/4 inches overall
    With hand-drawn notations, in white ink, and affixed paper map.
    ALAZ 01
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  • [Hanchett Residence Park], Prospectus for a Planned Community in San Jose, CA, c. 1907
    [Hanchett Residence Park]
    Prospectus for a Planned Community in San Jose, CA, c. 1907
    15 pp.; paper covers
    9 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches
    $ 300.00
    ALEP 50
  • [Ford Homes], Group of Photos Showing Construction Dearborn-Area Planned Neighborhood, 1919-20
    [Ford Homes]
    Group of Photos Showing Construction Dearborn-Area Planned Neighborhood, 1919-20
    Linen-backed silver prints (21)
    Each 8 x 10 inches
    With inventory number in negative.
    COL.24.02
    Sold
  • [Rancho Carmelo], Real Photo Postcards of California's First Dude Ranch, Located Outside of Monterey, 1920s
    [Rancho Carmelo]
    Real Photo Postcards of California's First Dude Ranch, Located Outside of Monterey, 1920s
    Silver prints (6)
    Each 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
    Some with manuscript text verso; one with text recto.
    $ 350.00
    AL 931
  • John C. Gordon, Two Views of the Manila Pool Hall in San Jose, CA, c. 1931
    John C. Gordon
    Two Views of the Manila Pool Hall in San Jose, CA, c. 1931
    Silver prints (2)
    Each 8 x 10 inches
    AL 930
    Sold
  • [Momence Theatre], Broadside Advertising "Wonders of Nature" in Momence, Illinois, 1920s
    [Momence Theatre]
    Broadside Advertising "Wonders of Nature" in Momence, Illinois, 1920s
    Letterpress on paper with photo-illustrations
    15 1/2 x 9 inches
    EPH.24.03
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  • [Andras Babero], Unrecorded Broadside for Magician Andras Babero, "The Original Budah Bazazo", 1910s
    [Andras Babero]
    Unrecorded Broadside for Magician Andras Babero, "The Original Budah Bazazo", 1910s
    Letterpress on paper with photo-illustrations
    17 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
    EP.24 02
    Sold
  • Soichi Sunami, Jacques Cartier Performing His "Voodoo Dance" Atop a Giant Drum, c. 1927
    Soichi Sunami
    Jacques Cartier Performing His "Voodoo Dance" Atop a Giant Drum, c. 1927
    Silver print
    9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches
    With Sunami's embossed credit recto and credit stamp verso.
    $ 2,400.00
    SOI 007
  • [The Inner Circle], Art-Deco Presentation Album for an Exclusive Club in Los Angeles, 1930s
    [The Inner Circle]
    Art-Deco Presentation Album for an Exclusive Club in Los Angeles, 1930s
    Presentation booklet with reproductions of designs
    11 x 15 inches
    $ 1,250.00
    ALB.24.01
  • [Tehama County], Travel Brochure with Large Photo Collage, 1928
    [Tehama County]
    Travel Brochure with Large Photo Collage, 1928
    Printed with photo-illustrations
    9 x 4 inches (folded); 18 x 16 inches (unfolded)
    $ 100.00
    ALEP58
  • [Farmworkers - AFL CIO], Four Bumperstickers Related to Produce Boycotts in California, 1970s
    [Farmworkers - AFL CIO]
    Four Bumperstickers Related to Produce Boycotts in California, 1970s
    Printed bumperstickers (unused)
    Each approximately 3 x 11 inches
    $ 250.00
    EPH24-06
  • Richard Register, Large Design for a Proposed "Integral Neighborhood" in Berkeley, CA, 1978
    Richard Register
    Large Design for a Proposed "Integral Neighborhood" in Berkeley, CA, 1978
    Lithograph
    22 1/2 x 28 inches
    EPH.25.05
    Sold
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